Is Kauai affected by Maui fires?

Travel to the other islands, including tourist-draws Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island, remains unaffected.



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Other parts of Maui – including Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, Wailea, Makena and Hana – are open to visitors. Other Hawaiian Islands – including Kauai, Oahu, Lanai and Hawaii – are also open.

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How the Maui fires consumed Lahaina. The fires on Maui are the deadliest in 100 years of U.S. history. Officials have confirmed the deaths of more than 100 people, with about 1,300 still missing. In Lahaina, West Maui, more than 2,200 homes, apartment buildings and other structures were damaged or destroyed.

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Respectful travel to any of the Hawaiian Islands, including the accessible areas of Maui, is welcomed and encouraged, now more than ever. On October 8th, West Maui accommodations will begin to reopen to visitors again with the exception of Lahaina.

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Lahaina fire: Remains 90% contained. Estimated 2,170 acres.

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The implosion of Maui's economy, of which tourism comprises about 40 percent, has been swift and severe. State economic officials estimate that the island is seeing about 4,250 fewer visitors each day than normal, representing a loss of $9 million a day.

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It's not possible to visit Lahaina or any of the burned areas in West Maui. Hotels that were in Lahaina town were destroyed by the fires. The hotels further west of Lahaina town, in Kaanapali, Kapalua, and Napili areas, were not destroyed by the fires.

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Kauai Slow Season: Late Fall and Winter While there may not be a “bad” time to visit Kauai, the late fall and winter months can be considered the island's low season. From October to December, Kauai experiences slightly higher rainfall, which can lead to more overcast days.

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If you're ready to trade the hustle and bustle for variety and adventure in your life, Maui probably sounds like the perfect escape. If you're looking for something quieter and family-friendly, with plenty of outdoor activities and natural beauty, Kauai is the ideal island paradise.

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In other words, no place on Maui has volcanic hazards equivalent to Lava-Flow Hazard Zones 1 and 2 on Hawai'i Island.

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Hawaiian Electric Company said that power lines falling in high winds seem to have caused a fire during the early morning of August 8, but power lines in West Maui had been de-energized for more than six hours by the time a second afternoon fire began in the Lahaina area.

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The volcano's summit is about 969 m (3,179 ft) below sea level, located 30 km (22 miles) southeast of the Island of Hawai'i. Haleakala, the only active volcano on the Island of Maui, erupted most recently between about 600 and 400 years ago.

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The 2023 Maui fire ranks among the top 10 deadliest U.S. wildfires on record since 1871, according to the National Fire Protection Association. It is also the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii's history, surpassing the deadly tsunami in 1960.

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According to CoStar data and hotel reporting, hotels and lodging accommodations in Lahaina that have sustained damage or been destroyed include:
  • The 34-room Best Western Pioneer Inn.
  • The Plantation Inn, a 18-room property.
  • The 13-room Hotel Lahaina.


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Some Lahaina residents will be allowed into their neighborhood on Monday to see what is left of their homes, for the first time since wildfires swept across parts of Maui on Aug. 8 and killed at least 97 people, making it one of the nation's deadliest disasters.

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